Are you a fan of Star Trek? Then you shouldn't missed this amazing Sci-fi TV series, “the Odyssey 5.” Did you know that name “Manny Moto” was the brainchild and served as a script-writer and executive producer during the series run? He was also the executive producer and showrunner of Star Trek: Enterprise in its final season, and executive producer of three seasons of 24.

Odyssey 5 is a Canadian science fiction series that first ran in 2002 on Showtime in the United States and on Space in Canada. In the United States, the initial run of the series consists of 14 of the 20 episodes, leaving the six remaining episodes unaired for a period of roughly two years. The show was cancelled despite the fact that the series was one of Show time's highest rated original series. The series made a full run of all 20 episodes in the United Kingdom on Sky One and on Sci Fi Channel and in Canada. In 2004, the series aired in Finland on Nelonen and thus could also be seen in Estonia, and in June 2004 it premiered in Germany. In 2005, it aired in the Netherlands on NET 5 after midnight.

It's a story of a set of people on a routine spaceflight on August 2007: four astronauts, a scientist, and a television news reporter. However, during the course of the flight, the Earth rapidly dissolves into a fiery ball, shrinks, and suddenly implodes. Before regaining control of the shuttle, one astronaut is killed. The remaining 5 crew members of the space shuttle Odyssey resign themselves to death, but a non-organic being called the Seeker rescues them. Fifty other worlds have been destroyed in the same way as Earth, but the seeker has always arrived too late to observe it or find survivors. However, this is the first time he has met survivors of such a tragedy. He offers to send them back in time 5 years (and therefore to present day, at the time of the series), so that they can prevent the disaster. In a twist, their consciousnesses are sent back and not their physical bodies, as physical time travel is impossible. Now its up to the survivors if they can still save the world. Along their journey,they learned that defeating history isn't as easy as it sounds, the interweaving threads adapt.

The series is very different from most science fiction because it is set in the present day so I will strongly recommend this DVD collection to Sci-fi lovers. Enjoy the show!

Did you know that name Hercules is the Latin form of his ancient Greek name. In Greek mythology,he is the son of Zeus, king of the gods of Olympus, and Alcmena, a mortal woman who lived about three thousand years ago. Recognizing the need for a son who would be powerful enough to defend both the Olympian gods and humanity from future dangers he foresaw, Zeus seduced Alcmena in the guise of her husband, King Amphitryon of Troezen. Thanks to Zeus's enchantment, Hercules was born with the potential for extraordinary strength, which he first displayed before he was even one year old by strangling two serpents which attacked him. As an adult, Hercules is best known for his celebrated Twelve Labors, which were performed in part to prove his worthiness for immortality to Zeus. Hercules' principal power is his superhuman strength. As true immortals, the Olympian gods do not age and are not susceptible to disease. Although they can be wounded in battle, they cannot die by any conventional means, and have a rapid healing rate. Hercules has a greater resistance to physical injury than any other Olympian god except for Zeus, and possibly Neptune and Pluto. He can even survive unprotected in the vacuum of space for a brief period of time. Only an injury of such magnitude that it incinerated him or dispersed a major portion of his bodily molecules could kill Hercules. In at least some such cases, Zeus or one of the other gods might still be able to resurrect him. Hercules has highly developed leg muscles, although they do not match those of the Hulk. Hercules can make a standing high jump of at least 100 feet in Earth's gravity. He is virtually tireless. His supernaturally enhanced musculature produces no fatigue poisons.

In the famous Young Hercules TV series, storyline follows Hercules as he attends Cheiron's Academy to train in the arts of the warrior under the wise headmaster Cheiron the Centaur . He makes friends with the future king of Corinth, the prince Jason and a thieving former member of a bandit group Iolaus who was sentenced to the training academy as an alternative to prison for his crimes. Hercules also meets the academy's first female cadet, Lilith . Other characters of interest include Kora, the Inn Keeper, who unknown to Hercules and his friends, is a devotee of Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt. As the series develops, Kora is revealed to have special powers which allow her to do Artemis' bidding. There are hints of romance between Hercules and Kora, although their friendship keeps it all innocent.

In 1998, the show won the following Daytime Emmy Awards nominations for Outstanding Sound Editing and while for 2001,Writers Guild of America, USA Children's Script.

I will definitely recommend this amazing DVD for kids and their family! Have fun and enjoy this show!

The sci-fi tv series Xena Warrior Princess is created by John Schulian and Robert Tapert. A perfect mix of dark drama, action and romance. The series offers us the ultimate female hero, strong and vulnerable brave and caring, heroic and deeply flawed, she's all warrior and all woman “Xena Warrior Princess” portrayed by Lucy Lawless. We follow Xena's journey on her quest for redemption as well as Gabrielle's (portrayed by Renee O'Connor) growth from a naive peasant girl to a reluctant warrior. And there are other fascinating characters: Ares, the God of War who is determined to lure Xena back to the dark side but is eventually changed by his love for her, Callisto, Xena's victim and nemesis who manages to be sympathetic even at her most evil, Joxer, the bumbling warrior wannabe with the heart of a lion.

Xena Warrior Princess was the story of a former warlord, Xena, who has decided to renounce her past and begins to fight for good instead of evil. As a child, Xena had witnessed the destruction of her home village and the brutal murder of her brother at the hands of a despotic warlord. Joining her in her new battle is Gabrielle, a bard who travels with her to record her adventures, and their relationship becomes the core focus of the show. At first forming her army to protect other peasants like herself, she became consumed with a lust for power and was soon conquering for the sake of being the conqueror. The television series was a historical fantasy set in a mythological version of Greece that also blended in elements of Oriental, Egyptian and Medieval mythologies. A large cast of recurring characters, from gods to warlords to Amazon queens, populated the show's universe and presented a wide array of enemies and allies to Xena and Gabrielle.

Xena Warrior Princess is one of the best TV shows ever, it featured smart writing and creative directing, enhanced by the wonderful acting by the two main character, Lucy Lawless as Xena and Renee O'Connor as Gabrielle. If you haven't seen this show, get the DVDs and give it a try.